The Tanzim possesses firearms and does as it
pleases, acting as an armed militia - with the encouragement and
support of senior Palestinian Authority figures. In both the Wye
Agreement and earlier agreements, the Palestinians promised to
confiscate all illegal weapons. The fact that the Tanzim have so
many weapons is a blatant violation of these agreements. Moreover,
the Palestinian Authority itself has in its possession quantities and
types of weapons exceeding those permitted by the agreements.

Attacks on Holy Sites

The security of a number of holy sites is
mentioned in the Interim Agreements as being the responsibility of
the Palestinian Authority. The agreements ensure that the
Palestinian Authority will be responsible for the security of these
sites, and that Jewish worshipers will be allowed unhindered access
to them. The Palestinians have not upheld this written agreement,
have not enabled Jewish worshipers to visit the sites and have
allowed mobs to destroy Joseph's
Tomb in Nablus and to burn the "Peace for Israel"
synagogue in Jericho. In violating
the agreements, the Palestinians have proven that they cannot be
trusted to protect holy sites.

Detention of Israelis

For some time a serious phenomenon has been taking
place, in which Israelis are apprehended by the Palestinians. The
Interim Agreement expressly forbids the detention of Israelis and the
confiscation of their firearms. During the lynching incident in
Ramallah, the Palestinian policemen did not protect the safety of the
Israelis. The very fact that they were arrested constitutes an
illegal act, and their being taken to Ramallah for interrogation was
an even more serious violation of agreements.

Palestinian Media
Incitement

In all of the agreements (the Interim
Agreement, the Wye Agreement
and the Sharm Agreement)
there is mention of the prevention of incitement to violence
against Israel. The Palestinians have committed to prevent
incitement to violence and terrorism. In recent weeks we have seen
that the Palestinian Authority has been using all of its official
channels to disseminate inciting material - incitement to injure
Jews, to damage holy Jewish sites, to kill Jews (and Americans) and
to carry out acts of terror.

Release of Terrorists

In all of the agreements (a letter
from Arafat to Rabin in September 1993, the Interim
Agreement, the Wye Agreement
and the Sharm Agreement),
the most important Israeli demand on the Palestinian Authority was to
combat terrorism. The Palestinians took responsibility for the
territories based on a commitment to combat terrorism,
knowing that without this commitment, there would be no continuation
of the agreements. Contrary to all of these commitments, the
Palestinian Authority released the most notorious terrorists it was
holding, who have murdered Israelis, and in so doing gave a
"green light" to terror.

This is a violation of all international
anti-terrorist norms, and the Palestinian Authority will be
accountable will have to face justice for acts of terror committed by
these terrorists.

The Palestinian Police

The Palestinian Police force is supposed to uphold
law and order within the Palestinian Authority, and having not
carried out these duties, has violated all of the agreements (the The
Declaration of Principles, the Gaza
and Jericho Agreement and the Interim
Agreement). The Palestinian policemen have disappeared from the
flashpoints, and allowed extremists to set the tone. In many
instances they even joined the Tanzim and fired on Israeli
soldiers and civilians. This gunfire was not carried out in self
defense, but rather was intended to hit and kill. Again, this is a
blatant violation of all the agreements, and the Palestinian
Authority is essentially participating in warfare against Israel.